For this is a statute for Israel,
an ordinance of the God of Jacob.(A)
He set it up as a decree for Joseph
when he went throughout[a] the land of Egypt.(B)
I heard an unfamiliar language:
“I relieved his shoulder from the burden;
his hands were freed from carrying the basket.(C)

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  1. 81:5 Or he gained authority over

this is a decree for Israel,
    an ordinance of the God of Jacob.(A)
When God went out against Egypt,(B)
    he established it as a statute for Joseph.

I heard an unknown voice say:(C)

“I removed the burden(D) from their shoulders;(E)
    their hands were set free from the basket.

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